"What do you think of this new anchor?"
Fang Shaohui dropped the pen in his hand, and the shaft of the pen rolled half a meter away along the smooth table.
The projection on the wall was fixed at the moment when Lu Chen put down the guitar after singing "Blue Lotus".
His eyes swept across the faces of all the company executives present, and the meaning was difficult to understand.
Tonight's PK theme show is the biggest promotional activity of [Whale TV] in half a year. It was also set up by Fang Shaohui, the general manager, with a total investment of more than 5 million yuan.
Although the project and funds are not large, as a famous young general in the industry, Fang Shaohui hopes to use this event to enhance the popularity and morale of [Whale TV] as a cushion before the revival of the past glory.
So in the evening, all the executives gathered in the conference room to pay attention to the progress of the PK theme show.
The performances of 24 anchors are about to end, and there will be someone who stands out!
A senior executive hesitated for a moment and said, "This anchor, whose real name is Lu Chen, should be the biggest highlight. I think we should give him a better contract."
In front of them, there is a detailed information about the participating anchors.
Lu Chen is actually an ordinary signing + 50,000 signing fee, which is obviously not in line with his current popularity.
Fang Shaohui nodded expressionlessly.
Another high-ranking official said, "His songs are very good. Are they really original?"
Immediately, the manager of the brokerage department explained, "They are really original. I didn't believe it at first …"
The 30-year-old white-collar woman praised Lu Chen: "We have checked in the Greater China Music Library. All the song copyrights are under his name. He is a very talented young man!"
"I also think that we should give him a contract and promote him to a larger market!"
After Fang Shaohui took charge of [Whale TV], he intended to spread the platform's anchor resources to a larger field and set up a corresponding entertainment company. The main responsibility of the brokerage department is to find out new stars worth cultivating.
The big entertainment industry is the real big cake, and of course, the competition is the most fierce.
[Whale TV] does not have the intention to fight with people immediately, but to make reasonable use of its own resources and earn more and greater benefits is undoubtedly the company's strategic goal in the future.
Their biggest competitor, Starlight Show, was already doing the same thing, and it was doing very well!
A smile appeared on Fang Shaohui's face.
The brokerage manager keenly noticed the change in his expression and continued, "We can customize projects for him, buy all his creative copyrights, produce an album of works, and package him as a gifted idol..."
"Manager Wang, please wait …"
She talked endlessly about her plan. Just as she was beaming with joy and excitement, a voice suddenly came from the side and abruptly interrupted her.
Manager Wang was as unhappy as she could be, but the one who interrupted her was Wu Hongming, the head of the operations department, so she could only suppress her displeasure and force a smile. "Manager Wu, what do you think?"
Wu Hongming was one of the founders of Whale TV and a senior figure in Whale Technology.
Although Manager Wang was Fang Shaohui's confidant, she could not ignore Wu Hongming's opinion.
Wu Hongming asked in a deep voice, "How much are you going to pay for his creative copyrights?"
Manager Wang was stunned. She didn't expect Wu Hongming to ask this question. She thought about it and replied, "My idea is to follow the example of an artist's contract and sign a 5-year contract. I will give him an annual salary of 300,000 yuan plus a 10% bonus. The contract must include all creative copyrights!
In the view of the brokerage manager, this contract is undoubtedly very generous. For a young man like Lu Chen, wouldn't he be happy to get the opportunity to promote and package him into the entertainment industry?
I don't know how many newcomers are eager to embark on the road to becoming a star!
An annual salary of 300,000 plus a 10% bonus, she felt that it was a little too generous.
Wu Hongming didn't comment. He pointed to the projection screen and said, "The song Lu Chen just sang is called Blue Lotus. As far as I know, he has sold the copyright of this song to Light Rain Media Company in Beijing."
"The price is 200,000!"
"Impossible!"
Manager Wang was the first to shout. She stared and said, "This is the price of a top famous artist!"
Among the executives present, there were people who knew the market and were also very surprised: "Really?"
200,000 yuan for a song is definitely a high price among famous artists. Without being verified by the market, a newcomer can sell his work for 200,000 yuan. It sounds like a fantasy novel.
Wu Hongming said lightly, "Nothing is impossible. I have already inquired about it from my friends in the Beijing circle. Many people know about this. There have been agencies that wanted to sign him, but he refused."
"So I suggest that we give up the copyright requirements. Don't expect to sign an ordinary artist contract with him. Let's talk about it according to the top anchor contract!"
Manager Wang was not convinced: "Manager Wu, how can you be sure that he won't sign it?"
Wu Hongming sighed and said, "Then you can talk to Lu Chen. This young man is actually very assertive and thoughtful. I don't think it's possible to move him unless we give him a top artist contract."
Wu Hongming's understanding of Lu Chen comes mostly from his niece, Wu Shanshan. The latter has a very close relationship with Lu Chen and usually maintains a very high level of attention.
As the head of the operations department, it is impossible for him to ignore the new anchor who is rapidly becoming popular on [Whale TV].
And Lu Chen's live broadcast on the PK theme show tonight has deepened his inherent impression.
Top artist contract?
The executives all looked at each other – how is that possible?
Manager Wang couldn't help but want to refute again. Fang Shaohui asked first, "Then let Manager Wang talk to him about the artist contract first. If he can't talk about the new contract, how about it?"
Wu Hongming replied calmly, "I have no objection, but don't forget that we have a lot of competitors."
Fang Shaohui's breath suddenly stagnated.
In the past two years, [Whale TV] had been badly poached by others, especially [StarryLive]. They had poached their members to the point where [Whale TV] had suffered greatly. There were also many new broadcasting platforms eyeing them covetously to take advantage of them.
The PK theme show can certainly enhance the popularity of the website, but it will also attract covetous eyes.
A newcomer like Lu Chen, who only signed an ordinary contract, is simply the best target for poaching!
If [Whale TV] is still hesitant at this time, maybe they will lose a new star!
Fang Shaohui didn't take Lu Chen very seriously. He just wanted to set up a model for his own project. Now that he heard Wu Hongming's words, he finally got serious.
"Then when the event is over, talk to him about the new contract …"
The general manager hesitated and said, "Manager Wu, you talk to him about the new anchor contract!"
At the critical moment, he still chose Wu Hongming. The vision and character of this old minister are trustworthy.
Wu Hongming nodded and said, "I will take people to the capital tomorrow morning and talk to him face to face!"
The executives present were all surprised. They never thought that Wu Hongming would attach so much importance to Lu Chen.
The last time Wu Hongming personally met with an anchor to talk about the contract was last year. At that time, he signed the current number one female anchor of [Whale TV], Qinger Baby!
And he went so far away from the capital.
A senior official couldn't help but say, "Then he should have been given a better contract."
A better contract has a longer time limit and a higher binding force.
But for this kind of low-level hindsight, Wu Hongming simply despised it: "This contract of 50,000 signing fee was almost beaten back by the finance department!"
[Whale TV] has a lot of venture capital, and the finance department has great authority in fund management.
The other party was suddenly speechless.
Old Wang, the manager of the finance department, twitched his face and decided to be a dead dog.
Wu Hongming slapped him in the face and asked, "How much authority did the company give me to negotiate this time? If it's less than 500,000 signing fee, then don't talk about it. Whoever wants to talk can go. "
He glanced at the manager of the brokerage department, intentionally or unintentionally.
The eloquent young woman didn't say anything. If Wu Hongming had said at the beginning that he would give Lu Chen at least 500,000 signing fee, it was estimated that no one would have agreed.
Now that she understands the situation and knows that Lu Chen sold a song for 200,000 yuan, the 500,000 signing fee is really nothing.
She even regrets in her heart. If she could sign Lu Chen with an ordinary artist contract, her brokerage department would have a trump card.
A real trump card!
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